Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-01-13
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Interesting Chit Chat from the National
Capital.
WAsHINGToN. 4,

luz senate was III session put tnree days
the first week after the holiday recess, and
these three days were occupied in thinking
and talking about what TO do, rather than
doing anything.
Several unimportant measures of pri-
vate character were passed, and number
Of resolutions calling for reports informa-
ton, etc, were adopted. The most i'm
portant bill passed by the senate during
the week was the bin granting a pension
of $4,000 per year to the widow of Gen.
Logan. 1t is a very significant fact of the
high esteem in which Gen. Logan was held
by citizens of all parts of the country,
that the bill passed with practically no
opposition.
Discussion Of the interstate commerce
bill consumed large portion of the time
of the senate, and the same measure will
undoubtedly occupy considerable time the
present week. 1t is reported that vote
may be reached before the end of the week,
but the opponents of the measure are by no
means insignificant, and may prevent a
vote.
nc hOuSt lOI Jut nlsi NSth VI Ouo ANtW
Year accomplished practically nothing be-
yond the passage of few appropriation
bills. In committee of the whole much time
was spent in discussing the bill for the
reorganization of the navy. The bill for
the creation of a department of agricul-
ture and labor received some attention,
and it is probable that these two measures
will be the principal topics for discussion
the present week.
Ladies at the national capital have been
afforded material for the mine days won
der" in the recent marriage of Secretary
Lamar to Mrs. Holt of Macon, Ga. The
secretary was a sutton for Mrs. Holt-then
Miss Dean-over 30 years ago, but Mr..
Holt, now deceased, won the prize. Mr..
Hollis death few years ago awakened
hope in the bosom of the secretary, and
after the usual period of mourning he
sought again the heart and hand of his
first love- She was not unwilling, and in
spite of the opposition of the married
daughters of Mrs. Holt the marriage took
place last week.
Mrs Cleveland held her first public re-
ception Saturday, the sth. She was assisted
by Mrs. Endicott, Mrs. Manning, Miss Villas
and Miss Hastings niece of President
Cleveland. The presidents bride is being
congratulated on all sides for the happy
manner in which she receives and enter
tains her guests.
The bill TO prohibit funeral junkets at
Uncle Sans expense has been favorably
reported to the house, and the probabilities
are that the expensive funerals are thing
of the past, and members of congress
who want TO pay their respects to
their deceased colleagues will have to pay
the bills as well.
The senate committee appointed last
session to consider the expediency of prop
erly celebrating at Washington the CEN
tennial anniversaries of the adoption Of
the constitution of the United States and
Of the discovery of America by Columbus
held their first meeting the other day.
About all that the committee has done
has been to correspond with several for
eign dignitaries who are perfectly willing
that we should celebrate.
A great many Michigan people are "do-
ing" Washington this winter and are be-
ing shown every attention by the Michi-
gan delegation.
Among other pension bills passed during
the week was one to increase the pension
of Mrs. Alvira Bliss Sheldon from sl7 to
$50 month. She was nurse during the
war and her husband was Lieut.. Sheldon
of the Sixth Michigan cavalry. Mrs.
Sheldon now resides in Washington.
Sue EN-
The United States government holds in
trust for the benefit of the Indian tribes
Sl.7l0,000 of bonds issued by Southern
states on which default has been made.
About S51000,000 of the same defaulted
securities are held by private parties in
New York II. L.. Andrews, attorney for
certain New York holders of the repudiat-
ed bonds, has written to Secretary Lamar
urging that the United States sue the de
faulting states claiming that the United
States has the power to bring an action
against any one of the repudiating states
while a private individual can not Sec
rotary Lamar has referred the matter TO
Attorney General Garland If the United
States should bring the desired suits and
win them. the indiN idual holders Of the
bonds would profit along with the govern
ment. which now annually makes good to
the Indians the interest which the states
refuse to pay.